Quit Smoking for Your Kids

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Do you really need yet another reason to quit smoking? Well, just in case the answer is yes, consider recent findings that suggest even low levels of exposure to secondhand smoke can affect your kids' cardiovascular health – perhaps even irreparably.

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Researchers at a Finnish university found signs of blood flow restriction in the arteries of children between 8 and 11 who had been exposed to tobacco smoke. The greater the exposure, the more pronounced the effect was.

"This certainly suggests that there is no safe level of exposure," one of the scientists, Katariina Kallio, MD, explained to WebMD. "We don't know what this means for their future, but studies in adults suggest these changes may not be totally reversible."

So what are you waiting for? If you smoke, you could be endangering your kids' health—and that's a pretty compelling reason to quit. Check out our resources to help you get started:

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